Taking the Black Ship. Do You Have a Kurofune?

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On the black ship, don’t send a skeleton crew. On the black ship, we shall keep our council late at night. On the black ship, the struggle will be real. On the black ship, we shall find our greatest grip. Blessed by Apollon.

It is easy for your soul to be taken away. Look at every startup from the valley and you will find they all have one thing in common: selling a dream. Facebook? Selling the dream of being included, having friends and staying “connected”. Twitter? A platform for stroking your ego and getting your voice across as influencer. Instagram? Dream of dreams. YouTube? Dream of knowledge and broadcasting noise. ICOs? Dream of decentralized authority. Blockchain? Dream of changing the world.

The mighty Apollon, has us by our balls and we don’t even scream. I urge you to scream. It’s good for you. Munch didn’t paint this for no reason. It is in our deepest cabinet, in the hull of our mightiest ship. It’s the essence of who we are and we numb it down every day. Well, almost.

Westerners came to Japan with Kurofunes, today the Internet comes as a more elaborate Kurofune. As a Muse. And the largest seller of dreams? Someone you might know, Tim Ferris. Since I read the 4-Hour Work Week a thought germinated and pushed me down a funnel of contemplation. Setting up an automated (not that mandatory) income muse. But I decided, I will not setup a muse for income. I will setup a Kurofune.

I do not need a Muse, maybe a good pseudonym.

I do not need automations, I need destinations.

I do not need money but the horizon before my eyes.

I do not need freedom but the discipline to be my best, day after day.

Row my own ship.

Beat my own drum.

Build my own house.

Do not laugh at my own jokes.

Be a fool.

Build my own muse.

Automate my own thoughts.

Freedom from desire.

Use my own name.

Only destinations, inner ones.

No time, only now.

No mind, fool’s mind.

My mind, the only I have.

Chryseis was fortunate to be brought back to her father, sending in motion one of the largest fleets in Greek culture. No insurance policy. No Lloyd’s. Are you that fortunate?

Do you have a Kurofune? And if not, how about be a pirate and take one?